Description

A crafted request uri-path can cause mod_proxy to forward the request to an origin server choosen by the remote user. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier.

Remediation

References

CVE-2021-40438

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Severity

Critical

Classification

CVE-2021-40438 CWE-918 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities